A company in China has landed itself in hot water for praising employees who work extra hours after it emerged that the longest overtime total for one employee was 160 hours in a month.
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On August 6, the Yisai e-commerce Company in Shanghai issued a notice of commendation for the overtime performances of its staff.
The document soon went viral on mainland social media, the China Youth Daily reported.
“After gathering the data of our workers’ clock-off times at the entrance guard system, we found a group of employees who are highly responsible about their jobs and have made selfless contributions to our company. They are the role models for all of us,” the company said in the notice.
It listed the top 15 workers in terms of their overtime hours in July.
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